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Enchenberg | |
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| Coordinates:49°01′00″N7°20′00″E / 49.0167°N 7.3333°E /49.0167; 7.3333 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Veronique Wittmann[1] |
Area 1 | 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,210 |
| • Density | 124/km2 (322/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57192 /57415 |
| Elevation | 252–408 m (827–1,339 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Enchenberg (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃ʃɑ̃bɛʁ][3][4] or[ɛnʃənbɛʁɡ];[5][6]Lorraine Franconian:Enschebärsch) is acommune in theMoselledepartment of theGrand Estadministrative region in north-easternFrance.
The village belongs to thePays de Bitche and to theNorthern Vosges Regional Nature Park. As of the 2013 France census, the village's population is 1,272. The inhabitants of the commune are known asEnchenbergeois orEnchenbergeoises.
Located east of theMoselle department, the village is part of thePays de Bitche. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south-west ofBitche, thecounty'schief town, 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) south-east ofSarreguemines, thearrondissement'ssubprefecture, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east ofMetz, the department'sprefecture and about 57 kilometres (35 mi) north-west ofStrasbourg, theregion's prefecture.[7] Neighboring communes includeBining andRohrbach-lès-Bitche to the west,Petit-Réderching,Siersthal andLambach to the north,Lemberg to the east, andMontbronn andSaint-Louis-lès-Bitche to the south.
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Enchenberg is one of 46 communes in thecanton of Bitche. Its general counsels since theFrench legislative election of 2012 are Anne Mazuy-Harter (DVD) and David Suck (UDI).[9]
The town is part of thePays de Bitche federation of municipalities which as of January 1, 2017 consists of the same 46 communes as the canton. This grouping is headed by Francis Vogt,municipal counsel ofBitche.[10]
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| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 1989 | 2008 | Raymond Rimlinger | DVG | General counsel |
| 2008 | 2011 | Thierry Beck | ||
| 2011 | 2014 | Laurent Hen | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Bernard Fath | ||
| 2020 | 2026 | Veronique Wittmann |
In 2017 the commune had 1,239 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,277 | — |
| 1975 | 1,214 | −0.72% |
| 1982 | 1,142 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 1,197 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 1,192 | −0.05% |
| 2007 | 1,217 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 1,277 | +0.97% |
| 2017 | 1,239 | −0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[11] | ||
The majority of the inhabitants can speak and/or understand German and also speak French. The local dialect is known asLorraine Franconian. Lorraine Franconian is a dialect of German that has been spoken and developed in the region for over a thousand years.[12]
Enchenberg depends on the Academy ofNancy-Metz.
The village is provided with apreschool (French:école maternelle) and aprimary school (French:école primaire).
Studies then go on at thecollège La Paraison in Lemberg. To pursue their studies in high school, young Enchenbergeois mainly go to Bitche or Sarreguemines.
Nearby hospitals are located in Bitche,Ingwiller, Sarreguemines,Saverne,Haguenau andStrasbourg.[13]
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